Claudia van den Heiligenberg

Claudia Voňková, née Anna Gerarda Maria "Claudia" van den Heiligenberg (born 25 March 1985) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a left back or left winger. She played for the Netherlands national team between 2005 and 2016 and won national league and cup titles in the Netherlands.

Club career Born in Roelofarendsveen, she started playing when she was six years old at the boys youth team of SV Alkmania in Oude Wetering. She then moved to Hoofdklasse (first division) club Ter Leede and won the league (Hoofdklasse) title, Dutch Cup, and the Dutch Super Cup in 2006–07.

When the Dutch women's professional league, the Eredivisie, was established in 2007, she moved to AZ, winning the Eredivisie in three consecutive seasons (2007–08, 2008–09 and 2009–10) and the Dutch Cup in 2010–11. The club folded at the end of the 2010–11 season, and, like most of its players, she moved to the newly formed SC Telstar. She played two seasons at Telstar, the first in the Eredivisie and the second in the newly created BeNe League.

International career At age 19, while with Racing Club Leiderdorp, van den Heiligenberg became part of the Netherlands national team. she played in two of the five Dutch matches in the tournament, helping the team reach the semifinals.

In December 2009, Pauw dropped van den Heiligenberg and Dyanne Bito from the squad ahead of a match against Belarus. The decision proved controversial, and it was reported that the duo were kicked out because they were in a relationship. Pauw angrily dismissed the claims, saying it was an insult to suggest they were excluded because of their relationship.

Van den Heiligenberg and Bito remained together and both were restored to the national team by incoming national coach Roger Reijners in 2010. A 2–0 win over Ireland in August 2010 was Van den Heiligenberg's 50th international cap. She was selected in the Netherlands squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.

A knee injury ruled out her chances of selection for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. During the following seasons, other injuries kept her out of contention for national team selections,

Personal life van den Heiligenberg's mother Mary van der Meer was also a Dutch international footballer who played four matches in the 1970s. In September 2018, she married her partner, Lucie Voňková. In March 2021, Lucie announced on social media that van den Heiligenberg was pregnant.

Career statistics Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each van den Heiligenberg goal.

Honours Ter Leerde Hoofdklasse: 2006–07 KNVB Cup: 2006–07 Dutch Super Cup: 2006–07

AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 KNVB Cup: 2010–11

Ajax KNVB Cup: 2013–14